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RECOMMENDATIONSAT EU LEVEL> Integration of learning into the life course must bea priority. The current scale of economic and socialchange in Europe demands a fundamentally newapproach to education and training;> Formal learning (learning taking place in educationand training institutions) must continue to be pursuedand adapted to older persons needs. However,non formal (taking place alongside formal institutionsbut not necessarily leading to formally recogniseddegree) and informal learning (a naturalaccompaniment to everyday life) must be sufficientlyrecognised and considered for financing. Plusthese three categories should be viewed as complementary;> Mobilising resources for life long learning, humanresources, good teaching and learning schemes andinvestment in older workers (especially older womenin re-entering the labour market after a careersbreak), must be a priority at EU level;> Creating a life long learning platform involvingMembers States, and European Social NGO’s to findways to exchange good practices for adult educationthrough the life course;AT NATIONAL LEVEL> Need for national governments to realise the socialand economic benefits of life long learning by developingpolicies to encourage a constant upgrading ofskills during the life course (working and non workinglife);> Identify and anticipate the skills and qualificationsneeded; Engage in a dialogue with the community,older workers, and older peoples NGO’s to assessthe needs of older people;> Recognise and validate formal and informal learningcompetencies and qualifications;> Encourage older people to take part in life longlearning programmes, inform, support and provideguidance to older people;> Mobilise resources, create and implement projectsthat are sustainable in the long run and improvethose which are currently ongoing.AT LOCAL LEVEL> Local governments should evaluate life long learningneeds in the local community;> Develop courses, with local educational institutionsthat match the needs of older people.AT NGO LEVEL> Develop campaigns that stress the benefits oflearning, that is, not only for the labour market, butalso to foster citizenship and social cohesion;> Create tailor made courses with the support ofnational and local authorities.AT CITIZEN LEVEL> Encourage the assessment of individual life longlearning needs: for leisure, to create a business, toachieve a personal goal, to upgrade a technical skill,to engage in sports activities, to develop creativeskills (art, music, theatre), etc.29